Bioengineering Professor Elected to AIMBE College of Fellows
Dr. Shalini Prasad, head and professor of the Department of Bioengineering at The University of Texas at Dallas, was elected a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) for her pioneering contributions in developing sweat wearables for tracking and management of chronic diseases and for prognostic monitoring in pandemics.
The AIMBE College of Fellows is composed of the top 2% of medical and biological engineers in the country. Prasad was inducted at a March 25, 2022 virtual ceremony along with 153 colleagues who make up the newest class of fellows.
“As a bioengineer, I have witnessed the practical demonstration of the ‘whole being greater than the sum of its parts,’” said Prasad, who is also a Cecil H. and Ida Green Professor in Systems Biology Science in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science. “Every biomedical device technology that I have created comes together by integrating engineering and sciences, and the impact is monumental. It is fabulous to wake up every day as a bioengineer.”
The most accomplished and distinguished engineering and medical school chairs, research directors, professors, innovators and successful entrepreneurs comprise the AIMBE College of Fellows. Fellows include clinicians, industry professionals, academics and scientists who have distinguished themselves through their contributions in research, industrial practice and/or education.
In addition to Prasad, other UT Dallas faculty members who have been elected to the College of Fellows are Dr. Stuart Cogan, professor of bioengineering; Dr. Baowei Fei, professor of bioengineering and Cecil H. and Ida Green Chair in Systems Biology Science; Dr. Joseph Pancrazio, vice president for research and innovation and professor of bioengineering; Dr. Walter Voit BS’05, MS’06, associate professor of materials science and engineering and of mechanical engineering; and Dr. Jie Zheng, professor of chemistry and biochemistry and a Cecil H. and Ida Green Professor in Systems Biology Science.
A version of this article appeared in News Center.